When returning to the room, Tian Tian glanced at the clock. It was ten minutes to twelve o'clock.
It was rare for her to sleep so late, so she went back to the house, added some firewood to the stove, fetched some water to wash her feet, and then went to sleep.
Everyone slept very late on New Year's Eve. On the morning of New Year's Eve, everyone slept until they woke up naturally. Tian Tian even slept until nine o'clock.
When she got up, the kang was already cold. She put on her clothes shivering slightly, and poked around in the pit with a wooden stick. When she found a few sparks inside, she grabbed a handful of pine needles and threw them in.
The pine needles were hot, and soon flames appeared on them. She threw a few corn husks and firewood sticks in and left them alone.
She dressed tightly and went out, then she heard the chattering of children coming from the gate. She went over curiously and saw that all the children in their team were picking up something from the red firecracker paper at the gate.
Their family set off firecrackers last night, and there were many small firecrackers that were not set off and are now on the ground. Few people buy firecrackers at this time, let alone buy them for children to play with, so these children go to the houses that set off firecrackers on the first day of the New Year to look for the intact small firecrackers.
Tian Baobao is also in there.
Tian Tian was not interested in these things, and it was cold outside, so she trotted to the main house. As soon as she entered the house, she saw Tian Lisong pouring water for washing his face into a bucket.
Seeing Tian Tian, Tian Lisong smiled and asked, "Tiantian, are you awake?"
"Happy New Year, Dad!" Tian Tian greeted Tian Lisong and stretched out her hand to him, smiling flatteringly, "Do I have a red envelope?"
Tian Lisong laughed. It was the first time he heard such a statement. Nowadays, few people ask their parents for red envelopes. During the Chinese New Year, they only give their children some snacks and rarely give money. If their old Tian family has always had this habit, it's just that Tian Tian has never asked for it on her own initiative.
He didn't think much about it, and was happy that Tian Tian had become so lively now. He reached out and hit Tian Tian's outstretched hand, "Yes! You little money-grubber!"
After saying that, Tian Lisong fumbled in his pocket and took out a crumpled banknote after a while. "Here! Your money for the waist!"
Tian Tian took the money happily. Seeing that it was only one cent, she didn't think it was too little. She folded the money neatly and put it in her pocket like a treasure. "Thank you, Dad!"
She didn't want to ask Tian Lisong for money. No one had ever given her any New Year's money in her previous life. Every time she saw people on TV begging for New Year's money from their elders, she felt particularly envious.
After she put the money away, she scooped some hot water into the basin and added some cold water to it, "Where's my mother?"
Tian Lisong lifted the lid of the pot and took a look. The room was immediately filled with steam. "Your mother is dressing your brother."
Tian Tian washed her face quickly. Since she didn't need facial cleanser or soap anyway, she washed it with clean water, dried her face with a towel hanging nearby, and ran to the room at the west end to find Lin Meiyu.
"Mom! Happy New Year!" Tian Tian shouted loudly as she entered the house.
Lin Meiyu, who was helping Tian Zhuo put on his clothes, was startled and subconsciously replied, "Happy New Year!"
"Mom! Happy New Year! Where is my New Year's money?" Tian Tian approached Lin Meiyu and asked.
"Mom! I want lucky money too! Happy New Year! Happy New Year!" Tian Zhuo, who was standing there letting Lin Meiyu put on her clothes, also heard Tian Tian's words. Although he didn't know what they meant, he knew that money was a good thing, so he also jumped up and down and imitated Tian Tian's words to ask Lin Meiyu for lucky money.
"You two siblings are obsessed with money, aren't you? You only care about getting New Year's money." Lin Meiyu pulled up Tian Zhuo's trousers with such force that Tian Zhuo's feet left the ground and jumped up. She said unhappily.
Tian Tian was not embarrassed at all, and said shamelessly: "It only happens once a year, it's not like every day is the New Year."
After that, she pulled Lin Meiyu's hand and acted coquettishly, "Mom~"
The artificial voice was so far away that it gave Lin Meiyu goose bumps all over her body.
She shook her body to shake off the goose bumps, and quickly stopped Tian Tian who was about to speak, "I'm ready, I'm ready, don't act like a spoiled child with me anymore."
As she said that, she took out a dime from her pocket and handed it to Tian Tian, "Here! Spend it sparingly."
Although she verbally warned Tian Tian, she knew that Tian Tian was not a child who would spend money recklessly, so she gave Tian Tian a huge sum of money without any worries.
Tian Tian was a little shocked when she took the dime. She originally thought that Lin Meiyu would give her a cent like Tian Lisong, but she didn't expect her to be so generous and give her ten cents at a time.
She immediately put the money happily into her pocket together with the penny.
"It turns out that mom is the most generous!" After receiving the New Year's money, Tian Tian kept saying nice things as if they were free, and Lin Meiyu felt a little embarrassed by the praise.
"Mom! I want some too, I want some too!" Seeing that Lin Meiyu really gave Tian Tian money, Tian Zhuo immediately started clamoring for New Year's money.
Lin Meiyu took out a penny from her pocket and handed it to Tian Zhuo, "Here, some money to keep you company!"
Tian Zhuo was still young and couldn't tell the difference between one dollar and one cent. When he saw Lin Meiyu gave him money, he was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth.
Lin Mei was not biased in giving Tian Zhuo only one cent. It was because Tian Zhuo was still too young and had no idea how to manage money. If she gave him too much money, she was afraid that Tian Zhuo would lose it.
Anyway, he doesn't know how big the difference is between one cent and ten cents, so just give him one cent to make him happy.
"Okay, you two sisters go out and play, mom will fold the quilt." After Tian Zhuo had put on all his clothes, Lin Meiyu patted Tian Zhuo's little butt and let Tian Zhuo and Tian Tian go out and play together.
The brother and sister walked out of the west room hand in hand, and just happened to run into Old Mrs. Tian who was buttoning her clothes as she came out of the east room.
Tian Zhuo was just with Lin Meiyu, but now that he saw Old Lady Tian, he happily ran up to her and wished her a happy new year. "Grandma, grandma! Happy New Year! I want lucky money!"
After saying that, she stretched out her little hand to Old Mrs. Tian.
Old Mrs. Tian couldn't help laughing. She touched Tian Zhuo's slightly stinky face and took out a penny from her pocket and gave it to Tian Zhuo. "Happy New Year to you too. Go wash your face."
Tian Zhuo happily took the money and went to wash his face.
"Grandma! Happy New Year!" Tian Tian also went up to greet Grandma Tian. Grandma Tian also gave Tian Tian 1 dime as a lucky money. After giving her the money, she went into the kitchen to wash her face and heat up some food.
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